Legal Opinion
Dorothy Hancock v. Montgomery Ward Long Term Disability Trust, an Illinois Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 17, 1986No. 84-4201PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Dorothy Hancock (“Hancock”) appeals the grant of summary judgment against her in this action to recover contractual benefits under an employee benefit plan administered by defendant-appellee Montgomery Ward Long Term Disability Trust (“Trust”). Hancock had also sought extracontractual damages allegedly caused by the Trust’s denial of benefits. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Hancock is a former employee of Montgomery Ward. In 1978 she began receiving medical treatments for back pain. She left work that same year and never returned. She alleges…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Leroy Ellenburg, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee. v. Brockway, Inc. & Spellman Cunningham, Defendants-Appellees/cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by77 opinions
- Sammy Lee Terrell v. R.D. Brewer, Warden Jon Morales Christopher C. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- John Halpin v. W.W. Grainger, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Garrett v. City & County of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Donald F. Bogue v. Ampex Corporation and Allied-Signal, Inc. Does 1-10, InclusiveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Bernice Sokol v. Jacob L. Bernstein, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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